CVE-2026-40084
MEDIUMCacti: Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in Report `format_file` Parameter
Title source: cnaDescription
Cacti is an open source performance and fault management framework. Versions 1.2.30 and prior are vulnerable to Path Traversal through the Report format_file Parameter, causing arbitrary file read. This vulnerability occurs in two stages. In the first stage (stored injection), lib/html_reports.php at line 283 stores $save['format_file'] = $post['format_file'] directly into the database without any validation. In the second stage (file read), lib/reports.php at line 667 concatenates CACTI_PATH_FORMATS . '/' . $format_file, and line 670 then calls file($format_file), reading arbitrary files from the filesystem. This issue has been fixed in version 1.2.31.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/security/advisories/GHSA-mjvw-mhj5-9jcj
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/Cacti/cacti/commit/4c09efaebf3a9faec66969d0b5c4aceaf397f37f
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0039
EPSS Percentile
31.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (2)
cacti/cacti
< 1.2.31
Cacti/cacti
< 1.2.31
Published
Jun 25, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 26, 2026